Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth restored the names of Fort Benning and Fort Bragg, which were originally named for Confederate ...

There weren’t any further changes for another two decades, until 2013 and 2016, when the DOD made policy changes triggered by another law, the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act.

GOP Rep. Don Bacon, who helped lead the effort to change military base names, voted for a draft law defunding efforts to reverse the changes.

Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, said gay people should be able to serve in the US military, in an apparent shift from his previous stance on the issue. When asked by ...

Defense Secretary Hegseth announces major policy changes to accelerate Department of Defense drone procurement.

It offers a chance to reimagine educating military children in a way that honors their sacrifice and supports their ...

Already, support staff have been meeting with military leaders, including Gen. CQ Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But Hegseth will get to experience what many describe as ...

Already, support staff have been meeting with military leaders, including Gen. CQ Brown Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. But Hegseth will get to experience what many describe as ...

Hegseth will take over the Pentagon’s push to implement Trump’s executive order to get rid of DEI programs, coming as military officers fret over whether they will be fired for being “woke ...

In a message to the force shortly after he was sworn in Saturday, Hegseth cited the challenges he sees ahead. Some are ones his predecessors also faced, such as reorienting the military from ...

As Hegseth takes charge at the Pentagon, here's what changes could be in store Dozens of issues will compete for his attention, including developing the Pentagon's massive budget, decisions about ...